Helmut Marko has delivered an upd🐈ate on the alleged “power struggle” at Red Bull involving Christian Horner.

Team principal and chief executive Horner conꦛtinues to count on support from the Thai majority shareholders, after being cleared of wrongdoing in an i𝓀nvestigation into his behaviour towards a female colleague.

The futures of Max Verstappen and veteran advisor Marko came u꧂nder unexpected scrutiny, as a result, and the star driver ple🌳dged loyalty to his long-term ally.

Ahead of the F1 Chinese Grand Prix this weekend, Red Bull cannot rid themselves of claims that inter♕nal drama is spiralling.

Marko, 80, was asked about the currꦆent status of the issues at Red Bull, and 𝔉told : “Basically it's about bringing calm to the team. And that is urgently needed.

“As we saw🅰 in Australia, if we don't deliver, Fer⭕rari is there.

“Other factors al📖so played a role, but the goal has to be the fourth title in a row. Everything else is subordinate to that.”

Marko was quizzed about a ‘poꦿwer struggle’ inside F1’s dominant team.

“That's politics that I'm not concerne🎶d with at the moment,” he insisted.

“It's all about winning the next world title.”

Marko insisted that Verstappen’s 𓆏form in 2024 - three grand prix victories out of four, only marred by a rare DNF in Austra🐓lia - should be rated higher due to the turmoil within Red Bull.

“He's just so incredibly focused,” Marko said.

“He doesn't need a tꦦeam around him to help ꦰhim in these situations.

“He is an exception and is just 27 🦩years old. He does his own thing anyway and that's a good thing.”

Verstappen launched a passionate defence ℱof Marko’s future at the F1 team in Saudi Arabia, when his place was called into question amid the Horner controvꦇersy.

“Tha🦹t was a really big sign of loyalty,” Marko said.

“I absolutely don't take that for granted, espe🌸cia🍎lly in this day and age.”

Changes continue at Red Bull after🥃 the 2022 death of co-founder Dietrich Mateschitz.

Thoms Uberall has been installed as the new managing director of the R൲ed Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria, where F1 will visit in June.

“I'vꦿe known him for a very long time, actually since he ent🍸ered Formula 1,” Marko said.

“He has an incredible resume, with many s🥀tations in motorsport, especially in MotoGP.

“He has also worked on many projects in the past a🐻nd is a dream 🔥solution for Red Bull as he was also closely linked to Dietrich Mateschitz.”